I am finishing my basement and need additional outlets, fixtures and se grounding.

-  in addition to the two options you listed, I would likely also be considering an FHA owner / occupied multifamily, as this could be a great cash flow generator down the line. 

@Peyton Leal My first comment will be Education. start there. in addition to that look at your financial situation to determine where you want and Can go..?

(and that's not including additional profit).If I am analyzing correctly, the ARV should be around $750k.

Hi BPersWe are looking to do a significant remodel of our primary residence  (a 1400 sqft addition plus remodeling of most of the house) but are having difficulty finding a GC that uses cost-plus rather than fixed pricing. 

You don’t “get around it”.....the receiver is owed money which will have to be paid, in addition to any liens, fines, rehab costs, etc.

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

So Google “real estate meet ups Baltimore” , pick several and go network.In addition to defining your strategy/focus as Ned mentions above,  another action step is to lay out the steps you need to complete (preferably in priority order) to set yourself up for a faster ramp up in your area of focus.  

I love the efficiency and energy savings of a dual propane and heat pump system, but since I would like to keep the tenants paying the heating bill, I don’t think it would get me any additional rent to justify the cost.The plan as of right now will be to test the units at inspection and hope they will last through the winter.  4 of 6 units have had tenants in them for many years, so I think its safe to assume that they had heat last winter, and I will be dropping by to ask.  

PLUS you get hit with an additional 10% penalty.So say you were in the 25% tax bracket, you pull out $100K, they take out 25K for taxes+10K for the penalty.